Three reports released this week show that supply chain cyberattacks were the most likely to disrupt care delivery, with cloud account compromises emerging as the most prevalent threat to healthcare organizations.
Findings from new cybersecurity reports this week highlight the type and impacts of escalating cyberthreats against U.S. healthcare organizations and their business partners.
The reports – one from the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center and two from security research firms the Ponemon Institute and Comparitech – show that cyberattacks continue to directly disrupt patient care and lead to serious clinical consequences. The attacks are becoming more frequent attacks and more costly.
But there is some good news, researchers show. Providers and health technology companies can help mitigate the risks by working to address employee negligence and filling leadership gaps.
Health-ISAC said Wednesday in its third-quarter threat insight report for members that it expects 2025 to surpass 2024 in both healthcare and total breaches across sectors, with 4,040 incidents recorded in the first half of the year and another 1,930 recorded in Q3. The health sector saw a total of 394 cyber breaches through the end of September.
The organization said it issued 359 targeted alerts specific to its members with vulnerable infrastructure to help those teams mitigate exploits and actively exploited vulnerabilities.
